[Fourlanders] N1MM logging program
Kim
whensley11 at comcast.net
Wed Jan 31 22:14:32 EST 2018
I've not used it in a network, but I have used in Field Day at K4BFT. No qualms or issues.
73, Kim
> On January 31, 2018 at 7:37 PM Bill Pence <pence.bill at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Ok. So how about we pick a Saturday or Sunday and create our own as a dry run. We could fake qsos if needed to test. Make some 6m, 2m and maybe 432, and fake some 220
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> Does that add value?
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> On Wed, Jan 31, 2018, 8:30 PM Jim Worsham <w4kxy at bellsouth.net mailto:w4kxy at bellsouth.net > wrote:
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> > Unfortunately no. VHF contests here are few in number.
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> > 73
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> > Jim, W4KXY
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> > From: Bill Pence mailto:pence.bill at gmail.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 8:07 PM
> > To: Jim Worsham mailto:w4kxy at bellsouth.net
> > Cc: Bob Lear mailto:w4zst at windstream.net ; Fourlanders mailto:fourlanders at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] N1MM logging program
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> > Are there some small contests we can try on some weekends before the June qso party?
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> > On Wed, Jan 31, 2018, 7:20 PM Jim Worsham <w4kxy at bellsouth.net mailto:w4kxy at bellsouth.net > wrote:
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> > > I am fine with that plan with the condition that we get everything up and running before the June contest with enough time to exercise the hell out of it just like we did with the new PCs.
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> > > 73
> > >
> > > Jim, W4KXY
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> > > Sent from Mail https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986 for Windows 10
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> > > From: Bob Lear mailto:w4zst at windstream.net
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2018 5:47 PM
> > > To: FourLanders Contest Team mailto:fourlanders at contesting.com
> > > Subject: [Fourlanders] N1MM logging program
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I mentioned in the contest update that we discussed changing over to
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> > > N1MM from WriteLog again at our meeting on the contest Sunday afternoon.
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> > > We had agreed that it was time to try it and our first strategy would be
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> > > for Johnny (who has some experience with N1MM) and Kos would learn it
> > >
> > > and report to the rest of us. The plan is that they would also
> > >
> > > implement it as a first test with a simpler than usual set-up, by doing
> > >
> > > the 6 and 2 only for the CQWW VHF contest in July. The plans are to do
> > >
> > > that contest portable in a new location if possible.
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> > >
> > >
> > > Yesterday, Johnny and I spent a couple of hours here in my shack where
> > >
> > > two of the contest stations are still set up and four of the contest
> > >
> > > computers are still here. We upgraded N1MM on each of the contest
> > >
> > > computers to the latest release and started out with connecting the
> > >
> > > radios on the 6m and 222 stations that are set-up. I also threw one of
> > >
> > > my radios on the 2m computer with a CAT cable. We pretty quickly had
> > >
> > > the three computers networking, seeing each other, able to gab, log and
> > >
> > > all see bogus Q's that we were inputting and the 222 station connected
> > >
> > > with CW and PTT, sending CW messages and properly doing PTT. We didn't
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> > > get to messing with the audio setup yet. We got most of the 6m station
> > >
> > > working also with some PTT problems to still iron out. Apparently there
> > >
> > > are some idiosyncrasies with the FT-2000 we were using yesterday but I
> > >
> > > feel sure we can work them out. The 2m radio was just doing CAT,
> > >
> > > connected to the computer and showing up on the network.
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> > >
> > >
> > > I would like to propose that we go ahead and reconsider implementing
> > >
> > > N1MM for the June contest. I had never seen it before yesterday and we
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> > > got so much going so quickly, I was pretty impressed. I certainly don't
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> > > think it could be any more problematic than what we've been experiencing
> > >
> > > with WriteLog. One thing we've always said was that we didn't want to
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> > > do a new implementation first on a portable trip so since we've already
> > >
> > > decided to stay here for the June contest, I think it's something we
> > >
> > > should think about seriously.
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> > >
> > > All that said, I'm not in charge anymore and no one ever listens to my
> > >
> > > suggestions anyway, but here it is for your consideration. Johnny and I
> > >
> > > are going to keep working with this when we have time. I have full
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> > > confidence that we won't have any real problems making all the radios
> > >
> > > work with N1MM, audio channels, CW and PTT functions. With the progress
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> > > we made yesterday in such a short time, I was impressed with N1MM. The
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> > > operator learning curve will be quite easy as contest operation (and
> > >
> > > even some of the keyboard shortcuts) are so much like WL.
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> > >
> > >
> > > Think about it, download free N1MM logger and give it a try on your
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> > > own. After some more of you have looked it over, we can decide whether
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> > > to change our plans on logging for the next contest. We do have plenty
> > >
> > > of time if we get started now.
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> > >
> > >
> > > Bob
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